Letter from W. Sloan Simpson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Entertaining, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Young, Eleanora Simpson, 1882-1975
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W. Sloan Simpson is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt cannot attend his wedding on January 21. However, he is pleased to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to spend the night when he is in New York. He wants Roosevelt to know his future wife, Eleanora Meyer, as she “will make a whole lot better politician than I am.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-07
Creator(s)
Simpson, W. Sloan (William Sloan), 1876-1946
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from W. Sloan Simpson to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 7, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63208. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Simpson, W. Sloan (William Sloan), 1876-1946. Letter from W. Sloan Simpson to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Jan. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63208.
APA:
Simpson, W. Sloan (William Sloan), 1876-1946., [1911, January 7]. Letter from W. Sloan Simpson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63208.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
